So we have a medical-related benefit at my work that you can utilize. You’re given $10,000 in total that you can use. The thing is, taking advantage of this can be really expensive, but also last choice for many of us going this route. So I was really happy when I saw we’d been given this benefit.
Then apparently they reported I’d used a large amount at one time to my work, which my work took as permission to do something crazy.
I just got my pay for 11/30, and it shows that I only got paid less than half of what I should have been paid. In fact, the entire pay stub looks insane to me with incredibly high taxes and a salary twice what my normal salary is. And this benefit was written down for me which was unusual.
So I wrote payroll thinking there was an error. They are saying that this benefit is seen as income and so taxable which is what happened. So they are splitting it between this paycheck and next, probably because I’d run out of money if they did it all this pay check! I should have had extra money in my paycheck this time after working two holidays and now I’m out at least $800, probably more.
Had to rant a bit as I go through this, on my week off, but anyone have any words of advice? I am asking for the help of an accountant if possible.